Clothes-wringer clamp.



P. V. PARRISH.

CLOTHES WRINGER CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED JULY I3, 1910.

1,017,584, Patented Feb. 13, 1912.

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CLOTHES WRINGER CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 13', 1910.

Patented Feb. 13, 1912.

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PEARL V. PARE/ISH, OF NOWATA, OKLAHOMA.

CLOTHES-WRINGER CLAMP.V

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PEARL V. PARRISH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Nowata, in the county of llowata, State of Oklahoma, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in ClothesVringcr Clamps,and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invent-ion, such as will enable ot-hers skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

rThis invention relates tcclamps, more particularly to clamps forclothes wringers, and has for its object to provide a clamp that willsecure the wringer to its support without mutilating the support, novelmeans being provided for more readily applying and removing the clampfro-in the wringer than usual.

lith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of thenovel details of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed, itbeing understood that various modifications inthe minor details of construction may be made within the scope of theappended claims.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the wringer with the clamps applied.Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the wringer' with the clamps applied. Fig.3 is an enlarged side elevation of the clamps in closed position anddotted in open position. Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on theline 4 4, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on theline 5-5, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on theline 6 6, Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view showing t-hemounting of the slide board. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view in elevationshowing the lever in the position it occupies when the clamp is open.

Referring now to the drawing, the numeral 10 designates an ordinaryclothes wringer and the numeral 11 the cross board of a washing machineupon which the wringer is supported. The clamps are arranged upon theopposite uprights of the wringer frame and are each identical inconstruction so that it will be herein necessary to describe in detailbut one of the clamps. The clamp consists of a jaw 12 adapted to engagethe front side of the wringer upright, or in other words that side ofthe wringer upright toward a person whenturning the wringer rolls. Thejaw Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 13, 1910.

Patented Feb. 13, 1912.

Serial No. 571,755. l

12 is formed from a single fiat blank of material and is provided at itslower end with a hook 13 which engages the edge of the washing machinecross board 11. One longit-udinal edge of the jaw is rounded as shown at14 so as to present no sharp corners to lacerate the hands of theoperator. The opposite longitudinal edge of the jaw is provided with anoblong rabbet 15 which engages the cross board of the wringer as shown.Projecting laterally from this'edge of the jaw is a pointed tooth 16,this tooth being adapted to penetrate the upright of the wringer frameso as to anchor the jaw in position. The jaw is further provided atapproximately its central portion with an opening 17 through which apivot pin 18 is engaged, the ends of this pivot pin extending slightlybeyond the sides of the jaw.

A. draw bar 19 is provided with a hooked extremity 20, this hookedextremity being of sufiicient size to loosely receive the jaw 12 andbeing further provided with openings 21 which receive the ends of thepivot pin 1S. It is thus seen that the draw bar is capable of a slightrocking movement upon the jaw.

A jaw 22 is provided for engagement with the rear face of the upright,which is away from a person turning the wringer rolls. rlhis jaw istriangular in contour and is provided at its lower outer corner with ahook 28 which engages the adjacent edge of the washing machine crossboard, the base edge 24 of the jaw bearing upon the top face of thecross boa-rd as shown. The inclined cuter edge of the jaw is rounded asshown at 25 so that no sharp edges are presented and the vertical edgeof the jaw is provided with a pair of oblong rabbets 26 and 27 thatengage the cross pieces of the wringer frame. Sharp pointed teeth 28 arearranged upon the vertical edge of the jaw and penetrate the upright ofthe wringer. An inclined slot 29 is formed in the jaw so as to lessenthe weight thereof. For connecting this jaw to the draw bar so thatmovement of the latter will draw the jaws together and cause the pointedteeth thereof to penetrate the upright of the wringer, a lever 30 isprovided, this lever having a laterally projecting bifurcated head 31 atits upper end, the branches of which engage the opposite side faces ofthe jaw 22 and are provided with inturned lugs 32 which meet within acircular opening 33 formed in the jaw, these lugs being axially bored tore ceive a rivet 3st which holds the lever upon the jaw. Arranged in oneof the branches of the lever head is an opening 35, this openingreceiving a pivot pin 36 carried by the draw bar, the extremity of thispivot pin projecting considerably beyond the inner face of the branchand working in an arcuate rabbet 37 formed in the side face of the jaw,this pin working in the rabbet guiding the lever evenly in its rockingmovement. It is evident that when the lever is rocked to abovehorizontal position, the pivot pin in the draw bar will be disposed atthe upper end of the arcuate rabbet, which end nearly overlies the pivotpin ot' the lever so 'that the draw bar will be shoved i'orwardly andthus torce the jaw l2 away :trom the jaw 22, this movement liberatingthe jaws from the wringer upright' `When the lever is rocked downward toits operative position, the pivot pin ott the draw bar is disposed atthe lower end of the arcuate rabbet which end is disposed to one side ofthe pivot pin of the jaw 22 so that the draw bar will be drawnrearwardly, thus causing the jaw l2 to be drawn in the direction of thejaw 22 and the teeth of both jaws penetrated into the material ot thewrii'iger upright. lflfhtn the jaws are in this position, the hooksthereof engage without mutilating the cross board of the washingmachine. 'The lever 30 of the jaw is provided in its inner face with arabbet 38 which engages the rounded inclined edge of the aw 22 when thelever is depressed, this construction permittingof the handle leverbeing snzxgly engaged upon the outer edge of the jaw so as to economizein space. Insoinnch as these jaws engage the lower portions ot thewringer uprights, it is evident that a slide board for the wringer mustbe provided. The slide board in this instance is designated by thenumeral 239 and is provided adjacent its edges with brackets l0 havingopenings ell adjacent their ends which receive pins 4t2 carried by thelower cross piece of the wringer as shown. This slide board is arrangedupon that side of the wringer adj acent to the levers of the jaws andpermits of the clothes freely sliding from the rolls of the wringer intothe tub designed for their reception.

Vhat is claimed is l. A wringer clamp comprising a pair of jawsengageable with opposite sides of a wringer upright, said jaws havingwringer penetrating` teeth arranged on their edges, a pivoted linkconnecting the jaws, and a lever pivotally mounted on one of the jawsand loosely connected to said connecting link, said lever operating torock said link whereby to move apart or draw together the jaws inmounting or releasing the clamp.

Q. A wringer clamp, comprising a pair of jaws adapted to be engaged uponopposite sides of the u finger upright, a draw bar pivotally connectedat one end to one oit' the jaws, a handle lever fulcrumed upon the otherjaw, and pivotally connected to the free end of said draw bar, theactuation of said handle lever causing` the draw barV to spread apart ordraw together the jaws for releasing or locking the same to the wringer.

3. A wringer clamp, comprising a `pair of jaws adapted to engage theopposite sides of a wringer upright, said jaws having anchoring meansarranged upontheir inner edges, a draw bar pivotally connected to one otthe aws, a handle lever having` a laterallyextending head pivotallyconnected to the other jaw, the free end of said draw bar beingpivotally connectedto said lever head, the pivot of said draw barworking in an arcuate rabbet in the underlying aw and operating toevenly guide the lever in itsrocking movement, said lever operatingthrough the instrumentality of the draw bar to spread apart or drawtogether the jaws.

In testimony whereof, I atlix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

PEARL V. PARRISH.

Vitnesses ROBERT P. STARR, Lorrie A.. LOGUE.

Copies of this patent :may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of PatentsI Washington, D. C.

